CRIED OFF Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

cried off

verb

past tense of cry off

as in canceled

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) their film deal had been abruptly cried off, and now the filmmakers were back to square one

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Several college football games were altered because of the storm, with six changing their kickoff times and one being canceled entirely.

— Ryan Morik , Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Public school classes were canceled, and residents were urged to wear face masks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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Other countries have also scrapped cash-for-residency programs, citing concerns ranging from dirty money to housing affordability.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Other countries have also scrapped cash-for-residency programs, citing concerns including dirty money and housing affordability.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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The administration has waged a multi-front battle against the press, including an early review of the broadcast licenses for ABC's local TV stations that could lead to them being revoked.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
According to the producers, Casparina was in Beijing representing Indonesia at an international forum when her citizenship was revoked over her opposition to the new regime.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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Dozens of passengers and crew on the flight that aborted after the man jumped the airport’s perimeter fence in May are suing the airport, the city and two related companies for negligence and wrongful death.

— Katie Langford, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026
Or the pilots could have just aborted the landing at that point and circled to try again.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of aborted

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Strikes on significant targets, including Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif, and hostage rescue operations, were regularly delayed or called off over concerns for hostage safety, three officials said.

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
But the Coast Guard also found three bodies, and the search for 10 people who remained missing was eventually called off.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of called off

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On the first day of his second term, the Republican president repealed a Biden-era executive order aimed in part at guarding against the risks that AI systems pose to consumers, workers and national security.

— Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
In the last decade, four states have repealed the death penalty, and another, Washington, took this sanction off its statutes after the state Supreme Court struck it down.

— Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026

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